Carmen Lomas Garza was born in Kingsville, Texas, in 1948. Inspired by her parent's activism with the American G.I. Forum, Lomas Garza joined the Chicano Movement of the 1960s and 1970s. She is a graduate of the Texas Arts & Industry University, Juarez-Lincoln/Antioch Graduate School, and San Francisco State University where she earned her M.A. in 1981. Lomas Garza is a recipient of numerous awards and has exhibited her work in galleries and museums across the United States.

The personal papers of artist Carmen Lomas Garza include original artworks, books and manuscripts, press, and printed materials. Artworks currently include 20 framed works, nine unframed etchings, one paper cutout and one unframed digital print. Accessions to the archive and cataloging of materials are ongoing.

Lomas Garza was the featured guest in the Benson Collection's 2009 ¡A Viva Voz! annual celebration of Mexican American history and culture. An online exhibition of some of the artworks exhibited during the event can be found at
http://www.lib.utexas.edu/benson/clg/

The Benson Latin American Collection also holds published works and video recordings of Ms. Lomas Garza. Consult the University of Texas Libraries' on-line catalog for location information.